Category: People

Friends, Family Celebrate Raymond Payeur

From a press release Raymond Payeur greets his grandson Randy, great-grandson Randy Jr, great-granddaughter Alex, and great-great-granddaughter Tara Rollins. Photo: Barbara Johansen Family and friends of Raymond J. Payeur, a longtime resident of Sanford and proprietor of Payeur Realty on Main Street, are honoring him in the weeks leading to his 100th birthday on Jan. 14. Payeur recently received the Boston Post Cane from selectmen in North Berwick, where he moved after retirement. The cane is an honor bestowed on…

Volunteers Appreciation

Sanford Springvale News Board of Directors Photos: Terry Jellerson The Sanford Springvale News Board of Directors hosted a casual potluck dinner last week to honor the dedicated volunteers who generously devote their time to bring you this weekly news publication. Pictured: Sanford Springvale News Board of Directors. L-R Front: Connie Garber, Carolyn Cadigan, Michelle McCarthy, Gail Burnett, Zendelle Bouchard. Back: Kendra Williams, Lisa Blanchette, Lee Burnett, Rev. Susan Murphy, Barbara Sutcliffe, Jack McAdam. L-R Kendra Williams, Katie Ireland, Bernice Chadwick,…

Newspaper’s Founders to Depart

Zendelle Bouchard holds a copy of the first print edition of the Sanford Springvale News from September 2020. Photo: Gail Burnett By Gail Burnett Zendelle Bouchard never intended to make a long career of producing a weekly paper for her adopted hometown. In fact, she never intended to be a journalist at all. But after the pandemic derailed a project she and her husband Dave Rude were working on, they decided to try and fill the news gap that existed…